diff --git a/src/components/FollowButton.vue b/src/components/FollowButton.vue
index 1e27e99..2e50812 100644
--- a/src/components/FollowButton.vue
+++ b/src/components/FollowButton.vue
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@ export default {
   methods: {
     followStreamer() {
       const username = this.$props.username
-      const follows = localStorage.getItem('following')
-      if (!follows) return
+      const follows = localStorage.getItem('following') || "[]"
 
       let parsedFollows: string[] = JSON.parse(follows)